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ˈweather-stain
A stain or discoloration caused by the weather. Also fig.
1815Scott Guy M. iii, The grey old towers..bearing the rusty weather-stains of ages. 1817T. L. Peacock Melincourt vii, Though I have endeavoured to leave them as much mould, mildew and weather-stain as possible. 1847Emerson Poems, ‘Butler, fetch the ruby wine’ 43 Give me wine to wash me clean Of the weather-stains of cares. 1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Note-bks. (1871) II. 54 A marble statue, grey with ancient weather-stains.
Also ˈweather-stained ppl. a., ˈweather-staining vbl. n.
1849Thoreau Week Concord Riv. 57 Town records, old, tattered, time-worn, weather-stained chronicles. 1851H. Melville Whale xvi, She was a ship of the old school,..Long-seasoned and weather-stained in the typhoons and calms of all four oceans. 1868Boyd Less. Middle Age 16 The lowly dwelling..with its weather-stained walls. 1884Daily News 4 Sept. 3/1 The only detriment time has wrought in the monument is the weather-staining of the marble statues. |